Calgarian Casara Hong captured her first collegiate tournament victory when her final round of 72 on Tuesday was good enough to win the 19th annual Viking Invitational women’s golf tournament at Western Washington University.

Hong, a member of the UBC Thunderbirds, won by two shots with a two-round total of 147.

“It feels great to win my first collegiate event,” said Hong in a statement. “I am extremely grateful to represent and win for our school.”

UBC finished as the runner-up in the team event. Teammate and fellow Calgarian Reagan Wilson of the Glencoe G&CC tied for 26th, 14 strokes back of Hong.

“I went into today’s round hoping to post a great team score and bring home the team title, but I never expected to win an individual title,” said Hong, a member of Country Hills Golf Club.

“We have a really strong team this year and our players are all capable of shooting some low scores.

“This past tournament has made our team even more excited and motivated for our spring season this year.”

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